the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
Meryl and Charlie did it again tonight
January 27th, 2013 at 1:19 AM | 
Congrats to them
Congrats to them
January 27th, 2013 at 2:29 AM |
Another Wolverine won silver
Another Wolverine won silver
Evan Bates, another Wolverine, won silver in the same competition with his partner Madison Chock.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:26 AM |
There is a joke in
There is a joke in
there somewhere, but I'm too hungover to find it.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:12 AM |
Oh hey guys, part of that team here...
Oh hey guys, part of that team here...
Thanks for the support? From some of you anyway... and I see you David. Haha, for as much as I do this skating thing, I'm actually a bigger U of M football fan. I'm on this site as often as possible as it's a great distraction from training. I'm not much of a poster, but that doesn't mean I'm not clinically addicted.
Thanks again and-
Go Blue!
January 27th, 2013 at 9:29 AM |
Congrats Charlie!
Congrats Charlie!
You make fellow alumni proud. Good luck in the Olympics. We'll be on the edge of our seats!
January 27th, 2013 at 9:54 AM |
You go dude
You go dude
Charlie you are da man. and anyone who thinks your sport isn't for guys should probably ask what's the downside of training 12 hrs a day 7 days a week with Meryl.
January 27th, 2013 at 10:51 AM |
Congrats, but
Congrats, but
The spelling and grammer in this post is way too good for just having won a National Championship. Hopefully you get a chance to celebrate appropriately sometime soon.
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
January 27th, 2013 at 2:55 PM |
I guess you saved me the trouble of finding that picture
I guess you saved me the trouble of finding that picture
of you and your skating roomies with all the M decor to defend your macho cred. Big fan of the whole Michigan skating crew, and was actually watching the tape of yesterday when I saw the post title. (Yes, it gave the results away, but I wasn't surprised.) [Pause to watch your short program.]
Former dancer here who wouldn't possibly have the courage to make the impossible look so easy on the ice, and with those sabers on your soles. I confess to be one whose fascination/obsession with Michigan football often requires defense of my femme cred. Yes, it's possible to be a fan of both (but certainly not required or even expected). Having a home team to root for has much to do with the depth of the fandom.
So thanks to you and Meryl and your M-related practice-mates for prompting me to learn how far ice-dancing has gone since I watched as a child, and making American ice-dancing not only a part of the international discussion but bringing it to the pinnacle. You're a joy to watch.
January 27th, 2013 at 3:32 AM |
Chaz Michael Micheals is
Chaz Michael Micheals is
Chaz Michael Micheals is better though
January 27th, 2013 at 8:11 AM |
Right now, I'd rather watch
Right now, I'd rather watch
Right now, I'd rather watch these two skate than the men's hockey team. 100% serious.
January 27th, 2013 at 9:41 AM |
Whoever negged this sucks.
Whoever negged this sucks.
Whoever negged this sucks. Even if you don't like figure-skating/dancing you should respect the Michigan athletes that are competing at a world class level and be proud of how they're representing our University.
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| NYC Blue | -1 | 01/27/2013 - 12:00am |
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Go play at MLive.
CoE Class of 2007
January 27th, 2013 at 12:00 PM |
Meh - Soap Box
Meh - Soap Box
I explained why I negged it. I don't give a shit. (EDIT: that you're calling me out on it). Some people get jokes, even terrible ones. It doesn't mean that I don't respect them or their accomplisments. Even when I made fun of the dude after the olympics, I still respected him.
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
January 27th, 2013 at 11:37 AM |
I would think the negging was for
I would think the negging was for
the snide comment at the end. I don't care about ice skating/dancing/cream. Congrats to two U of M athletes, but this isn't going to be something I bring up when debating athletics with friends or family that root for other schools. So to say that I am not a real fan because I don't follow ice dancing shows how juvenile some people here can be. "Oh, you don't like some 3rd or 4th rate athletic competition? Well, I do, so I am a better fan." Yeah, I don't know who the #2 doubles team in women's tennis is either, so I should probably start buying Buckeye gear. GTFOH
Oh, and I didn't neg this thread.
January 27th, 2013 at 12:01 PM |
Bingo
Bingo
This is reason number 2 why I negged the thread.
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
January 27th, 2013 at 12:05 PM |
I think people are taking
I think people are taking
I think people are taking that last OP statement a little too seriously and personally.
Look at it this way. If you considered yourself a true U of M fan, wouldn't you want to know about this? Wouldn't you be glad to learn of it?
I'll admit I didn't remember their names were Meryl and Charlie, but the OP reminded me and I didn't need to look it up. They were a major discussion topic on MGoBlog during the last Olympics as well. So, yeah, if you consider yourself a fan of the University, you should probably know about them.
If you only claim to be a fan of football, then maybe not. But, I don't necessarily have the highest regard for those that think UM is only a football team anyway, so perhaps I'm pretty biased.
CoE Class of 2007
January 27th, 2013 at 12:09 PM |
I think you're taking negs
I think you're taking negs
I think you're taking negs too seriously. They don't mean anything. If I could, I would neg myself every post because it's funny that some people take it seriously.
I put up a tough front, but deep down I just want to be held.
January 27th, 2013 at 12:13 PM |
I knew exactly what this thread was
I knew exactly what this thread was
going to be about before I opened it, so I'm not taking anything personally. Even though I was kind of hoping it was Streep/Sheen being batshit crazy. I just think it's RCMBish to question anyone's loyalty or fandom when referring to ice dancing. If this statement came at the end of a Devin Gardner, Trey Burke, or Jon Merril related topic, I would feel the same way. And I feel any fan should know who they are.
January 27th, 2013 at 12:37 PM |
OP was a little trollish.
OP was a little trollish.
OP was a little trollish. Agreed.
You could have made that point without slamming a sport as "3rd or 4rth rate athletic competiton."
FWIW, Charlie White was a pretty decent hockey player, left the sport to pursue ice dancing more seriously. But then again I don't know where hockey fits in your ranking.
Candace: No... That why they make smart word box for tell monkey hard brain-hurty things.
Phineas: Removing prepositions makes it more condescending.
January 27th, 2013 at 12:43 PM |
I wonder why people
I wonder why people
have the idea that differing opinons aren't welcome here. Because, for the life of me, I don't know where they would get that.
EDIT-And I meant it in terms of popularity, not that it doesn't require skill or athleticism.
January 27th, 2013 at 1:14 PM |
I don't understand the gripe
I don't understand the gripe
I don't understand the gripe in your first sentence. Who's not allowing the board to have differing opinions? I happened to think your comment was, in its own way, also trollish, so I pointed it out.
That said, I do appreciate the clarification. If you said "ice dancing ranks 3rd or 4th in terms of popularity" I confess I would have thought that was odd (I'd put it lower than that, frankly) but I wouldn't have that that was trollish and I wouldn't have said anything to you. No sensible person on this board would attempt to argue with you that ice dancing is more popular than the sports normally discussed here.
FWIW I may not be only one who reads your post the way I did (as a slam on the sport). In the vernacular there is a definite connotation of a quality judgment when you use terms like "X-rate." It's obvious tha t"First-rate" would mean "best" but instead of just being an ordinal ranking after that, terms like 2nd,- 3rd, and 4th-rate are often used as a pejorative.
Candace: No... That why they make smart word box for tell monkey hard brain-hurty things.
Phineas: Removing prepositions makes it more condescending.
January 27th, 2013 at 12:14 PM |
Congratulations to them
Congratulations to them
I didn't know about Charlie and Meryl but just read up on them. Great story and I'm looking forward to rooting for them and watching them in the Olympics.
BTW, the OP did a bad job with this post by taking a great story and turning it into a negative and divisive jab. Get rid of the negativity next time. Could have been a better thread.
...just one man's opinion.
January 27th, 2013 at 12:17 PM |
I don't know Charlie, but
I don't know Charlie, but
I don't know Charlie, but Meryl's parents are lifelong friends, and I've known Meryl since she was a baby - in fact, my daughters babysat her.
She is a down-to-earth, wonderful young woman. I'm proud she is part of the Michigan family.
Ice dancing requires tremendous athleticism and the training is incredible, as with any world-class sport. Some of the comments here are a little questionable.
Representin the U-M well. no matter the sport.
Some of you guys out there need to check yourselves and quit trying to call out people for knowing or supporting these things.
A real man doesn't need to prove things to anyone, especially strangers on a blog.